Interesting AR gadget

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What in the world did I run across?

::sarcasm on::

Found this totally awesome thing to attach to my AR. It'll look great with the rest of the things I've clamped to the rifle.

::sarcasm off::

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Accutact Anglesights w/ Quick Release Picatinny Mounts Product Info

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$329.00!
 
Wow, that's pretty cool! Don't think I'd put one on the .338 Lapua to shoot around a corner at arm's length, but on a 5.56 it probably wouldn't be too hard to make a shot.

Surely not an every-day kind of item, but -- if it works -- a lot more useful than a tactical cup-holder. :)
 
I tried one but when I used it in conjunction with my 'round the corner, curved barrel, I shot myself in the back.

What rifle was it that had the accessory to the rear sight which allowed a trainer to confirm correct sight picture by the trainee?

I know I have one somewhere as a novelty but can't for the life of me remember the application.

It's definitely NOT the Garand reflective bore sight but rather something which could actually be used when firing.
 
Looks like something else to mount on an AR that inevitably would get knocked off because the owner would be trying to keep from knocking off another gizmo that is attached to his AR.
 
I'll be damned...looked it up and it's real....someone is actually marketing this crap.
 
and tactical curb feelers, why not just put on a rear view and side view mirror on your ar as well??? or did i just give up the next million dollar idea???
 
I'll admit it...I was cringing as I flipped through that old thread hoping I didn't have a response in there. Luckily, I don't.:neener:
 
Silly then, silly now.

Any decent instructor can identify a trainee's errors without such nonsense.
 
old news that thing has been out for years

i bought one like two years ago

yes they work
 
It does what it does...allows you to look around the corner using a mounted solution. Better than a telescoping mirror in your pocket forcing one or more hands off the rifle but yes, silly expensive.
 
I think the advantage of this compared to one using cardboard and mirrors is that the view goes down the sights whether you are looking through the side or the rear, as opposed to just one direction.

Looks smaller than the aimpoint.
 
Problem: unseen threat around long hallway.

A) Stick muzzle out beyond corner and have a look.

B) Peek around corner without it so enemy can shoot your head off.

C) Throw grenade and hope hallway isn't filled with ordinary people going about their business.

You don't have to hold it sideways and fire. That's an option, but you can simply use it like a sideways periscope with no body parts exposed.
 
ApacheCoTodd,

Besides the tool you are calling a bore sighting device there was also a rear sight coach's viewing device for the M-1 and M-14 rifles that clipped over the rear sight and used a smoked mirror to allow the coach to veiw the sight picture/ sight alignment from the side while the student was shooting.

There were things like it in a number of Armies for a number of rifles.

If it is the coach's sight I would bet the folks on the Garand group would like to see a posted photo of it.

If you would like to donate it to a good home PM me and I would be happy to adopt it.

There was also a device that would attach to the trigger guard to allow the coach to actually fire the rifle while the student was holding the rifle. This was some times used with the Coache's sight and sometimes without.

Imagine holding your rifle in a good steady position and trying to hold the sights on and someone else decides when to shoot. Surprise! It showed the student that he was infact flinching or shouldering the rifle or pushing it around by the trigger or that he was having a follow through problem when he got a better group or score with the coach checking his aim and firing the rifle.

Rifle marksmanship used to be more than pulling the trigger when the red dot is where you want the bullet to go.

-kBob
 
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